Sun, Moon and Venus in the 6th house at a glance
When Surya + Chandra + Shukra (Sun + Moon + Venus) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses Sun’s the soul, authority and vital life-force, Moon’s the mind, emotions and nurturing instinct and Venus’s love, beauty and the pleasures of life, and here all of it works through the 6th house (Ari / Shatru), the house of health, service, competition and the obstacles you overcome (Dusthana (difficult), Upachaya (growing); natural sign Virgo).
Each graha in the 6th house
Surya (Sun) in the 6th houseMalefic
One of its finest seats: it defeats enemies, wins litigation and competition, and thrives in government service; the Sun is a champion in this Upachaya house.
Chandra (Moon) in the 6th houseBenefic (waxing) / Malefic (waning)
The mind pays a price: worry, emotional stress and digestive or health sensitivity; capable in service and healing, but peace is hard-won.
Shukra (Venus) in the 6th houseBenefic
Relationship stress, secret liaisons or debts and reproductive/urinary health lessons; it can serve in beauty or the arts, but love is tested.
Where each is strong or weak by sign:
| Graha | Nature | Own sign | Exalted (uchcha) | Debilitated (neecha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surya (Sun) | Malefic | Leo | Aries | Libra |
| Chandra (Moon) | Benefic (waxing) / Malefic (waning) | Cancer | Taurus | Scorpio |
| Shukra (Venus) | Benefic | Taurus, Libra | Pisces | Virgo |
Sun, Moon and Venus in the 6th house: the reading
The Sun is well placed in the 6th house and the Moon and Venus are strained there, so the Sun leads the trio here. Inside the trio, Sun and Moon do best here: The 6th is an upachaya where the Sun excels and the Moon struggles: the new Moon pair here defeats enemies and wins competition, and suits service, medicine and administration, but the mind pays with anxiety, digestive complaints and a mother who is unwell or burdened. Moon and Venus are the pair to watch: The Moon and Venus in the 6th house give service through hospitality, nursing, beauty or the arts and charm that disarms enemies, but both soft grahas suffer in a dusthana: romance carries conflict, health has urinary or hormonal complaints, and comfort is disturbed.
When it works
- Victory over enemies and competitors
- Success in service, medicine or government
- Success in service or hospitality
- Enemies disarmed by charm
What needs care
- Anxiety and digestive or eye complaints
- A burdened or unwell mother
- Conflict in love and marriage
- Venereal or urinary complaints
Sun, Moon and Venus in the 6th house by lagna
Strongest for Tula, Mesh and Karkat lagna; hardest for Meen, Kanya and Simha lagna.
| Lagna | 6th house sign | Sun | Moon | Venus | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Kanya | Neutral, lord of 5th | Friend, lord of 4th | Debilitated, lord of 2nd & 7th | good |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Tula | Debilitated, lord of 4th | Neutral, lord of 3rd | Moolatrikona, lord of 1st & 6th | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Vrishchik | Friend, lord of 3rd | Debilitated, lord of 2nd | Neutral, lord of 5th & 12th | mixed |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Dhanu | Friend, lord of 2nd | Neutral, lord of 1st | Neutral, lord of 4th & 11th | good |
| Simha (Leo) | Makar | Enemy, lord of 1st | Neutral, lord of 12th | Friend, lord of 3rd & 10th | mixed |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Kumbh | Enemy, lord of 12th | Neutral, lord of 11th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 9th | mixed |
| Tula (Libra) | Meen | Friend, lord of 11th | Neutral, lord of 10th | Exalted, lord of 1st & 8th | strong |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Mesh | Exalted, lord of 10th | Neutral, lord of 9th | Neutral, lord of 7th & 12th | good |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Vrishabh | Enemy, lord of 9th | Exalted, lord of 8th | Own Sign, lord of 6th & 11th | good |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mithun | Neutral, lord of 8th | Friend, lord of 7th | Friend, lord of 5th & 10th | good |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Karkat | Friend, lord of 7th | Own Sign, lord of 6th | Enemy, lord of 4th & 9th | good |
| Meen (Pisces) | Simha | Moolatrikona, lord of 6th | Friend, lord of 5th | Enemy, lord of 3rd & 8th | mixed |
Sun, Moon and Venus in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
When these results appear
Venus mahadasha with Moon antardasha is the sharpest window (dasha years: Venus 20, Moon 10, Sun 6).
For the 2026 Shukra transit cycle, see when Venus retrograde ends and which houses it crosses.
The Moon’s nakshatra sets your dasha clock: find yours by hand.
See Surya + Chandra + Shukra (Sun, Moon and Venus) in the 6th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Surya + Chandra + Shukra (Sun, Moon and Venus) in the 6th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.